Iowa SF456 amends workers' compensation laws to allow injured employees to choose their own physician for treatment, with specific provisions for.
Iowa SF456 modifies the state's workers' compensation laws to enhance the choice of medical treatment for injured employees. The bill allows employees to select their own physician for treatment unless they have predesignated a primary care provider who has previously treated them and retains their medical records. If an employee has not predesignated a physician, the employer can choose the care provider. The employer must notify the employee of their right to choose a physician.
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